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BlackBerry Mobile Fusion: For RIM, too little, too late

Posted Nov 29, 2011 - 12:36 pm

Research in Motion's big unveiling Tuesday of an enterprise mobile device-management platform that can handle Android and iOS devices is no sudden strategic shift for the ailing BlackB
Blockbuster begins campaign to poach angry Netflix customers

Posted Jul 25, 2011 - 08:49 am

Blockbuster, the former DVD rental powerhouse that went bankrupt and was purchased by Dish Network in April, has begun an email campaign to woo Netflix customers outraged by that company's 60 percent price hike announced earlier this month.
Call Trump's investigators! Groupon to stop running ads on 'Apprentice' website

Posted Apr 29, 2011 - 12:14 pm

Groupon has fired the Apprentice website.
Carol Bartz should try shutting up for once

Posted Sep 08, 2011 - 04:56 pm

There are about 14 million jobless people in the U.S. today, and the unemployment rate is 9.1%.
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Chronicling the social networking bubble 'from pump to dump'

Posted Mar 15, 2012 - 12:13 pm

Last week I wrote a post titled "Facebook primes the IPO sucker pump" that drew several interesting and relevant comments from readers.
Class-action suit accuses major tech firms of pay collusion

Posted May 05, 2011 - 01:52 pm

Less than eight months ago the U.S. Justice Department reached a settlement with six major technology companies accused of engaging in anti-poaching agreements designed to avoid bidding wars for top talent.
Cloud identity management startup snags $16.5 million in financing

Posted Aug 08, 2011 - 02:10 pm

Okta, a San Francisco-based startup specializing in on-demand identity and access management service for enterprises using cloud computing, has closed a $16.5 million round of venture financing.
Congress is getting involved in protecting Earth from asteroids. We're doomed.

Posted Mar 20, 2013 - 03:36 pm

Now that Congress has solved our economic and environmental problems, it's time to turn to the threats from the sky. No, not drone planes.
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Cramming insights from a legal expert

Posted Jul 14, 2011 - 12:00 pm

Cramming has been a hot topic this week in Washington, D.C., as both the Federal Communications Commission and a Senate panel have condemned the practice of placing unauthorized third-party charges on consumer and business phone bills.
Curiosity Rover on cusp of long reign as Foursquare Mayor of Mars

Posted Oct 03, 2012 - 10:35 pm

Ten years from now we may look back at this as the catalyst for a new Space Race.

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